Content

Abstract

Attitudes towards the European Union and towards Iceland’s accession to the EU.
Topics: attitudes towards the relation of the EU and Iceland (scale: familiarity with the European Union, sharing of the same values, Iceland’s participation in the Schengen Agreement is positive, Iceland follows much of the EU’s legislation without participating in decision making, Iceland should be part of the EU, adoption of the euro will support Iceland’s economy); expected impact of Iceland’s accession to the EU (Iceland’s citizens will profit from EU support for regional development, decrease in food prices, more competition between Icelandic food producers and those from other EU countries, increase in tourism, harming of Iceland’s interests by the EU’s fishery policy, Icelandic becoming an official language of the EU, prohibition of whaling, possibility to keep the Icelandic passport, possibility to keep national control of own natural resources); countries that could serve as a model for Iceland; country to which the respondent feels the closest to; stronger feeling of attachment towards the EU or towards the US; travels outside Iceland in the past five years; travels to selected countries in the past five years; main reason for not traveling outside Iceland in the past five years; preferred source of information about current affairs; reception of foreign media; frequency of the reception of foreign media; main reason for not consuming foreign media; country of origin of the consumed media.
Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size.
Additionally coded was: type of phone line; weighting factor.

Abstract

Attitudes towards the European Union and towards Iceland’s accession to the EU.
Topics: attitudes towards the relation of the EU and Iceland (scale: familiarity with the European Union, sharing of the same values, Iceland’s participation in the Schengen Agreement is positive, Iceland follows much of the EU’s legislation without participating in decision making, Iceland should be part of the EU, adoption of the euro will support Iceland’s economy); expected impact of Iceland’s accession to the EU (Iceland’s citizens will profit from EU support for regional development, decrease in food prices, more competition between Icelandic food producers and those from other EU countries, increase in tourism, harming of Iceland’s interests by the EU’s fishery policy, Icelandic becoming an official language of the EU, prohibition of whaling, possibility to keep the Icelandic passport, possibility to keep national control of own natural resources); countries that could serve as a model for Iceland; country to which the respondent feels the closest to; stronger feeling of attachment towards the EU or towards the US; travels outside Iceland in the past five years; travels to selected countries in the past five years; main reason for not traveling outside Iceland in the past five years; preferred source of information about current affairs; reception of foreign media; frequency of the reception of foreign media; main reason for not consuming foreign media; country of origin of the consumed media.
Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size.
Additionally coded was: type of phone line; weighting factor.

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

Population of Iceland aged 15 years and over.
The survey covers the national population of citizens as well as the population of citizens of all the European Union Member States that are residents in Iceland and have a sufficient command of the national language to answer the questionnaire.

Selection Method

Multi-stage random (probability) sample
In each household, the respondent was drawn at random following the ´last birthday rule´.

Population of Iceland aged 15 years and over.
The survey covers the national population of citizens as well as the population of citizens of all the European Union Member States that are residents in Iceland and have a sufficient command of the national language to answer the questionnaire.

Selection Method

Multi-stage random (probability) sample
In each household, the respondent was drawn at random following the ´last birthday rule´.

EB - Flash Eurobarometer
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 respondents per country and interviews are usually conducted by phone in the respective national language. The Flash Eurobarometer include series on special topics (Common Currency, EU Enlargement, Information Society, Entrepreneurship, Innovation) as well as special target group polls, particularly company managers with enterprise related topics.